Athletics Alisa Vainio, who won the difficulties, undercut the European Championship limit in the marathon: “This was an insanely hard performance”

Alisa Vainio fell below the European marathon marathon limit in Seville on Sunday.

At the same time, Vainio improved his record to two hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds. In Finland’s all-time statistics, 24-year-old Vainio rises to fifth in time.

Vainio, who represents Lappeenranta Sports Men’s, had a previous record seven years ago on 2.33.24.

“Two weeks ago, I was still in the two stages of going to a race when a person close to me died and it started to affect me physically. The forces were lost and such a certain charge that disappeared at that time disappeared, ”Vainio said in a press release from the Finnish Sports Confederation.

Vainio started the race boldly and skipped the halfway point on 1.14.27. He was also up to 30 kilometers at the Eugene World Championship results limit of 2.29.00. Vainio was 18th in the finish.

“The charge was really hard to build after that, so compared to that, it was an insanely hard performance. Thank you very much coach To Jarmo Viskarwhich, figuratively speaking, kicked me to shit, ”Vainio said.

In an interview with HS in November, Vainio said he once again enjoyed running and had overcome his long hip problems.

Vainio set the goal of the European Championships marathon in August in Munich.

Vainio ran his previous marathon in the scorching heat at the World Championships in Doha in the fall of 2019.

European Championships Gamlakarleby IF also ran close to the two-hour and 32-minute result limit Nina Chydenius with a record 2.32.48. Time is the eighth best in Finland’s all-time statistics.

Chydenius overtook halfway in 1.16.15. In the finish, Chydenius was 24th.

Vainio is the second Finn to be below the European Championship limit. Esbo IF: n Camilla Richardsson ran a marathon in Valencia in December at 2.30.45.